Urologic malignancies that cause hematuria

An unusual cause of hematuria.

Hematuria is a cardinal manifestation of renal disease and forms a cornerstone of nephrologic diagnosis. A systemic approach is required to delineate the source of hematuria to the kidney or urinary tract. We present the case of 14 years old boy who presented to us with history of passing red colour urine since 3 month not associated with pain who was subsequently diagnosed to have of Thin Base...

Treatment of bone metastases in urologic malignancies.

The skeletal system is the most common site of metastatic cancer spread. Bone metastases are often associated with severe morbidity, pain and functional impairment. Timely diagnosis and proper treatment may decrease morbidity, improve quality of life and in some cases even improve survival. External beam radiotherapy may effectively give pain relief in patients with painful bone metastases. In ...

Castleman's Disease: An Interesting Cause of Hematuria

Castleman's disease is a rare benign lymphoproliferative disorder, characterized by benign growths of the lymph node tissue. It is associated with a number of malignancies, including Kaposi sarcoma, non-Hodgkin's and Hodgkins lymphoma, and POEMS syndrome. This report describes the case of a 38 year old gentleman, presenting with painless hematuria. Initial investigations, including flexible cys...

Nutcracker syndrome: an overlooked cause of hematuria.

Nutcracker syndrome is caused by compression of the left renal vein between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery, where it courses in the fork formed at the bifurcation of these arteries. The phenomenon results in left renal venous hypertension, which leads to left renal vein and left gonadal vein varices and unilateral hematuria. The main presenting symptom is hematuria, with or withou...

Genetic Mutations that Cause Coronary Artery Disease